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[Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200808-01 ] xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
From: Robert Buchholz <rbu_at_nospam>Date: Wed Aug 06 2008 - 00:02:36 GMT
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
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Synopsis
xine-lib is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows when processing media streams.
Background
xine-lib is the core library package for the xine media player, and other players such as Amarok, Codeine/Dragon Player and Kaffeine.
Affected packages
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/xine-lib < 1.1.13 >= 1.1.13
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in xine-lib:
- Alin Rad Pop of Secunia reported an array indexing vulnerability in the sdpplin_parse() function in the file input/libreal/sdpplin.c when processing streams from RTSP servers that contain a large "streamid" SDP parameter (CVE-2008-0073).
- Luigi Auriemma reported multiple integer overflows that result in heap-based buffer overflows when processing ".FLV", ".MOV" ".RM", ".MVE", ".MKV", and ".CAK" files (CVE-2008-1482).
- Guido Landi reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_chunk() function when handling titles within NES Music (.NSF) files (CVE-2008-1878).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted video file or stream with a player using xine-lib, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the player.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.13"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0073
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0073
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-1482
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1482
[ 3 ] CVE-2008-1878
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1878
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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